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  • Servant of God Fulton J. Sheen
    Archbishop Sheen was one of the voices who brought me back to my faith, (no mean feat considering he had passed away 21 years before my reversion.) His words are timeless and his intelligence, wisdom, and humor are the hallmarks of a true Renaissance Man. He remains an example of living your Faith in a world set against it. May his prayerful intercession bring blessings and grace upon this blog and all of those who visit it.

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2008.12.14

Rest In Peace: Avery Cardinal Dulles

   Avery Cardinal Dulles, one of the the brightest theological lights in the North American firmament, (and a symbol of hope for the eventual rebirth of the Jesuit Order), has died. He passed away on Saturday.  Pope John Paul II, elevated then Father Dulles to the rank of Cardinal in 2001. Like Cardinal Newman before him, he served as an example to the world of how the truth of the Catholic Faith called great minds of other faiths to itself through the Truth of the Gospel.

Fratres has an excellent overiew of his career here.

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2008.12.09

29 Years Ago

Fulton J. Sheen returned home. If you look to the left of the page, you can read about the impact of his words and writing on my reversion. I often pray for more Bishops like Archbishop Sheen to defend the Church and The Faith.  Sadly, there are more Gumbletons, Trautmans, Mahonys, and Lynchs than there are Sheens. Chaput, Burke, and others are often outnumbered by the lukewarm and cowardly who mistake moral minauderie for ministry.

   Fr. Benedict Groeschel once quoted his grandmother who said, "We get the Priests we deserve." Let us Ora et Labora, pray and work, to deserve more Archbishop Sheens.

Ave Maria
Gratia plena
Dominus tecum
Benedicta tu in mulieribus
Et benedictus fructus ventris
Tui, Jesus
Sancta Maria
Mater Dei
Ora pro nobis peccatoribus
Nunc et in hora mortis nostrae
Amen.
Sheen1



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2008.12.01

Rest In Peace: CW5 Randy Niedt

   Today I attended the funeral for CW5 Randy Niedt, the Command Chief Warrant Officer for the state of  New Jersey. CW5 Niedt passed away suddenly last Tuesday, he was 47. He is survived by his wife, COL Roberta Niedt and their two daughters.

   Too often during war do we forget that soldiers still die off of the battlefield. While the 50th IBCT is deployed in Iraq, Chief Niedt worked constantly to ensure that the families of those deployed soldiers were taken care of; a job that required as much skill and finesse as a division commander in the Green Zone. Chief Niedt is not a casualty of OIF but, the soldiers of the NJARNG have lost an ally as valuable as their battle buddy. He will be missed.

   Requiem aeternam dona eio Domine, et lux perpetuam luceat eio.

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